American heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt discuss her poetry on the CBS Radio program "The Music Room," where three of them, set to music by composer Alan Hovhaness, were performed by opera singer Nell Tangeman under the title "Canticle for Voice, Strings, and Woodwinds," New York, New York, early 1950s.

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American heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt discuss her poetry...

American photographer Richard Avedon (left, lighting a cigarette), American heiress and designer Gloria Vanderbilt, and American film director Sidney Lumet, sit at a table covered with glasses and bottles during a party for the premiere of the movie "East of Eden'"directed by Elia Kazan, 1955.

Blacklisted American playwright Sidney Kingsley (far left) kisses the cheek of Gloria Vanderbilt as American film director Sidney Lumet and American actress Carol Grace stand by during Lumet and Vanderbilt's wedding, August 28, 1956.

American heiress and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt walks with her attorneys on the way to a custody hearing with her former husband, Leopold Stokowski, June 5, 1959. Vanderbilt was married to Stokowski from 1945-1955; the relationship didn't last long, but it produced two sons.

Wyatt Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt during a premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on January 1, 1968 in New York City.

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Wyatt Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt during a premiere at Ziegfeld...

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Socialite and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt poses for a portrait session with her sons Anderson Cooper and Carter Vanderbilt Cooper (right) in their home in Southampton, Long Island, New York (circa 1969).

Artist Gloria Vanderbilt attends "The World of Gloria Vanderbilt: Collages, Dream Boxes, and Recent Paintings" Preview Party Gala Benefit to benefit the Huntsville Museum of Art on September 12, 2012 in New York, United States.